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Assistive Technology Consumer Fair 2006

Products, Services and Entertainment for Persons with Disabilities

Saturday, September 16
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
America's Center/Convention Center Downtown St. Louis

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2006 Fair Statistics


People who Attended The 2006 Assistive Technology Consumer Fair

Percentage
(%)

Number
(#)*

Person w/Disability

40.5

217

Family or Friend of Adult w/disability

24.4

131

Family or Friend of Child w/disability

11.2

60

Professional

21.1

113

Student

7.1

38

General Public

4.9

26


bar graph of people who attened AT Fair


Gender

Male

36.6%

Female

61.9%

Unknown

1.5%


bar graph of Gender of people who attended AT Fair


How did you learn about the AT Fair?

Brochure mailed to home

7.5%

Email List serve

5.6%

EMC

6.0%

Newsletter

2.2%

Newspaper

5.4%

Paraquad

17.0%

Radio

2.2%

TV

4.1%

Wash U

4.5%

Word of Mouth

23.5%

Activities-related/Vendor Referrals

6.2%

Disabilities Agencies/Support Systems

12.1%

Health Care Facilities

5.0%

HBA Show

2.4%

Saw Sign-Walk in

1.5%

University/School referrals

5.8%

Website

0.6%

ABILITY magazine

0.2%

Metro ad

0.6%

Bus ad

0.6%

Method of Transportation

AT Fair Provided

1.5%

Bus

2.2%

Call-a-Ride

2.4%

Drive Yourself

52.6%

Family/Friend

14.7%

Metro-link

14.2%

Other

4.1%

Shuttle from Wash U

3.4%

Taxi

0.0%

Where did people come from ...

St. Louis City

15.7%

North County

14.6%

West County

22.4%

South County

9.9%

Jefferson County (far south)

3.2%

St. Charles County (northwest)

10.1%

Franklin County (far west)

1.1%

Other Missouri counties (beyond 50 miles)

6.7%

Illinois - nearby (within 50 miles)

11.2%

Illinois - far (beyond 50 miles)

1.7%

Other states

2.4%


*Note that Number (#) reflects the total number of households not the total number of people attending the fair.

Additional people entered through HBA entrance were not registered and not included in figures.

Total N does not include students, vendors, volunteers who attended AT Fair.

 

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